Chapter 7: BIOS

RAID Mode

The following items are displayed when RAID Mode is selected:

PCH RAID CodeBase

Select Intel to use Intel PCH RAID settings for onboard RAID support. The default setting is Intel.

Port 0~5 Hot Plug

Select Enabled to enable hot-plug support for the particular port. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

XSCU Configuration

SCU Devices

Select Enabled to enable support for PCH SCU (System Configuration Utility) de- vices. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

OnChip SAS Oprom

Select Enabled to support the onboard SAS Option ROM to boot up the system via a storage device. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

XPCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration

PCI ROM Priority

Use this feature to select the Option ROM to boot the system when there are mul- tiple Option ROMs available in the system. The options are EFI Compatible ROM and Legacy ROM.

PCI Latency Timer

Use this feature to set the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224 and 248.

Above 4G Decoding (Available if the system supports 64-bit PCI decoding)

Select Enabled to decode a PCI device that supports 64-bit in the space above 4G Address. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

PERR# Generation

Select Enabled to allow a PCI device to generate a PERR number for a PCI Bus Signal Error Event. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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SUPER MICRO Computer 7047A-73, 7047A-T user manual Xscu Configuration, XPCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration

7047A-73, 7047A-T specifications

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